Magellan and his expedition of five ships returned to Spain after circumnavigating the globe
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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According to Chou and Feagin, why do many Asian Americans see education as an equalizer?
A. Academia is racially diverse and involves less discrimination. B. Academic achievements are perceived as objective and able to counteract bias. C. Education encourages young men to become more egalitarian. D. Educational success challenges beliefs people hold about Asian Americans.
Which of the following made it possible for people of average means to participate in tulipmania in the 1630s?
a) Florists discovered that they could buy and sell individual bulbs without having to take possession of them, own a warehouse, or maintain a garden. b) The Dutch government insisted that some shares be made available to middle- and lower-class investors. Consider This: What were some of the very high prices paid for bulbs like the Semper augustus? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers. c) The Dutch had a tradition that anyone was welcome at the backroom “college” meetings where shares were bought and sold. Consider This: What were some of the very high prices paid for bulbs like the Semper augustus? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers. d) Increasingly large numbers of specialized tulip bulbs resulted in a dramatic drop in prices. Consider This: What were some of the very high prices paid for bulbs like the Semper augustus? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers.
One severe, widespread problem of urban communities in the mid 19th century was:
a. large numbers of homeless people b. poor water supply and waste disposal c. traffic jams of horse-drawn omnibuses d. starvation
Kipling's "white man's burden" referred to
a. the need to redress the slave trade. b. the cost of establishing European imperial colonies. c. a sense of obligation to spread European culture and civilization. d. the stress of being a superior European. e. the social paradigm constructed by industrialization.